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ATHENS VIEWS:

an Inside Look at Athens, Georgia

Plantapalooza Spring Plant Sales in Athens

It's Plantapalooza time in Athens again! This giant plant sale on April 5 at three University of Georgia locations ushers in the spring planting season. After our long, hard winter the greenery and blooms will certainly be a welcome sight as we dress up our yards for spring!

Participants will find a vast assortment of plants at each sale and have access to experts to help select vegetation and answer questions to create a beautiful garden this spring.

The State Botanical Garden's Visitor Center and Conservatory and its plazas will be filled with trees, shrub, herbs, perennials, annuals and more, including Georgia Gold Medal plants and a broad selection of native plants. Numerous garden specialists, including garden curators, master gardeners, and horticulturists, will be on hand to help. The Garden's coffee/sandwich café, Donderos' Kitchen, and garden-themed gift shop will also be open.

The Trial Gardens at UGA will offer plants difficult to find anywhere else in Georgia. Dr. Ruter, the director of the Trial Gardens and a professor of the Horticulture Department at UGA, will be there to lead tours of the Garden and sign his newest book Landscaping with Conifers and Ginkgo for the Southeast.

The UGA Horticulture Club will have UGA horticulture professors to share their knowledge on the garden and landscape plants for sale at the intersection of College Station and Riverbend roads.

All locations will have free parking. For more information, visit plantapalooza.uga.edu or call 706-542-6014. Information on Athens hotel and attractions can be found at www.VisitAthensGA.com.

At each location shoppers will receive a 5% discount stamp on a special card that can be used at participating local nurseries for up to a total of 15% off on full price plants during normal business hours that weekend.

Author: Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith is one of the multitude who have come to Athens to attend the University of Georgia and never left. She's loved watching UGA's Performing and Visual Arts Complex and The Classic Center arrive, as well as the growth of the dining and craft brewery scene.